Kentucky Historical Society Historic Marker Applications, 2012-2015 (KCPL 34) Kenton County Public Library Local History & Genealogy Department Covington, KY Finding Aid Created by William T. Stolz December 2015
KHS Historic Marker Applications, Page 2 KCPL 34 Kentucky Historical Society Historic Marker Applications, 2012-2015 Introduction: The collection is comprised of Kentucky Historical Society Historic Marker Applications submitted to the Advisory Committee from 2012-2015. Donor Information: The applications were donated to the Kenton County Public Library by Karl Lietzenmayer, a member of the Historic Marker Advisory Committee and resident of Kenton County, Kentucky. Scope and Content Note: The collection consists of the historic marker applications and supporting documentation. The material has been organized alphabetically by county and then alphabetically by subject/place of application within the county. The Kentucky Historical Marker Program is administered by the Kentucky Historical Society in cooperation with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The program was started in 1949 to provide individuals and organizations the opportunity to commemorate historic sites, events, and personalities throughout Kentucky. Today there are over 2,300 markers throughout Kentucky. Applications are reviewed by an advisory committee that meets twice a year. Additional information on the Marker Program along with a database of all historical markers is available here, http://history.ky.gov/kentucky-historical-markers/. Folder List: f. 1 Barren County: Willa Brown Chappell f. 2 Barren County: Nettie B.C. Depp f. 3 Barren County: F.M. Jones and Bro. General Store f. 4 Barren County: First Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation Substation f. 5 Barren County: Henry Clay Morrison and Pentecostal Park Camp Meeting Site f. 6 Boone County: Craig s Camp and Burlington f. 7 Boone County: Dinsmore Homestead f. 8 Boone County: Petersburg Distillery and Lewis Loder f. 9 Boone County: George Speri Sperti and Boonetucky Farm f. 10 Bourbon County: Frankfort & Cincinnati Railroad and Centreville Depot f. 11 Bourbon County: Millersburg Military Academy f. 12 Boyle County: Charles King Kirkland Home, Battle of Perryville f. 13 Boyle County: Site of the First Rural Electric Co-op Substation in county f. 14 Boyle County: U.S. Colored Troops, first assembly in Danville f. 15 Boyle County: Willis Russell House, Danville f. 16 Butler County: Major Andrew Graff Hamilton
KHS Historic Marker Applications, Page 3 f. 17 Butler County: Little Muddy Community f. 18 Butler County: Maurice Hudson Thatcher, Morgantown f. 19 Butler County: Morgantown and General Daniel Morgan f. 20 Calloway County: The Old Arnett Tobacco Barn f. 21 Campbell County: Mary Boone Bryan f. 22 Cumberland County: James Baker House f. 23 Daviess County: Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Church f. 24 Daviess County: U.S. Colored Troops in Civil War f. 25 Daviess County: U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor Winners f. 26 Edmonson County: Chalybeate Springs f. 27 Edmonson County: Kyrock f. 28 Fayette County: The 1862 Morrill Act f. 29 Fayette County: A&M College at Ashland f. 30 Fayette County: Aristides f. 31 Fayette County: Class Competitions and Tug of War (University of Kentucky) f. 32 Fayette County: Family and Consumer Sciences Extension in Kentucky f. 33 Fayette County: Florence Crittenden Home f. 34 Fayette County: Glengarry Field, Lexington s Second Airport f. 35 Fayette County: Halley Field, Lexington s First Airport f. 36 Fayette County: Historic Botherum, 2015 f. 37 Fayette County: Historic Botherum, 2013 f. 38 Fayette County: Major Philip Preston Johnston f. 39 Fayette County: Mentelle Park f. 40 Fayette County: Methodism in Lexington, KY f. 41 Fayette County: Rotary Club of Lexington/Phoenix Hotel f. 42 Fayette County: St. Paul Catholic Church f. 43 Fayette County: Second Presbyterian Church f. 44 Fayette County: Woodlands f. 45 Franklin County: 1864 Attack on Frankfort f. 46 Franklin County: Frankfort State Hospital and School Cemetery f. 47 Franklin County: Gardenhall f. 48 Franklin County: O.F.C.-George T. Stagg Distillery f. 49 Franklin County: Taylor s Barbershop f. 50 Green County: William Mentor Graham f. 51 Green County: Mayfield First United Methodist Church f. 52 Hardin County: James Young f. 53 Harlan County: Pine Mountain Settlement School f. 54 Harlan County: Troop 1, Boy Scouts of America, 2013 f. 55 Harlan County: Troop 1, Boy Scouts of America, 2012 f. 56 Hart County: Finley Field f. 57 Henderson County: Louis Marshall Grandpa Jones f. 58 Henderson County: Lick Creek Church, School, and Cemetery f. 59 Hopkins County: White Plains, 2014 f. 60 Hopkins County: White Plains, 2013 f. 61 Jefferson County: Malcolm B. Bird
KHS Historic Marker Applications, Page 4 f. 62 Jefferson County: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church f. 63 Jefferson County: Conrad-Caldwell House f. 64 Jefferson County: Early Kentucky Manor House & Horse Farm f. 65 Jefferson County: The Fairgrounds f. 66 Jefferson County: GE Appliance Park and the Great Moscow Kitchen Debate f. 67 Jefferson County: GE Brings Good Things to Life and Computer Revolution Started Here f. 68 Jefferson County: Henry Watterson Hotel and First Rotary Club in Kentucky f. 69 Jefferson County: Montgomery Street School f. 70 Jefferson County: Naval Ordnance Plant and Station f. 71 Jefferson County: Original Highlands f. 72 Jefferson County: Progress School #8 f. 73 Jefferson County: St. Francis of Rome Catholic Church, September 2012 f. 74 Jefferson County: St. Francis of Rome Catholic Church, March 2012 f. 75 Jefferson County: St. Frances of Rome Catholic School f. 76 Jefferson County: St. James Court Art Show f. 77 Jefferson County: St. Joseph Catholic Church f. 78 Jefferson County: Saint Vincent Orphanage & Infirmary f. 79 Jefferson County: Seelbach-Parrish House f. 80 Jefferson County: Shelby Park Neighborhood, 2015 f. 81 Jefferson County: Shelby Park Neighborhood, 2012 f. 82 Jefferson County: U.S. Marine Hospital f. 83 Jefferson County: Valentine Conrad House and Pottery f. 84 Jefferson County: Lawrence W. Wetherby f. 85 Jefferson County: Evan Williams f. 86 Kenton County: Margaretta Baker-Hunt and Kate Scudder f. 87 Kenton County: Somerset Hall f. 88 Knox County: Trace Branch United Methodist Church f. 89 Letcher County: March 26, 1966 f. 90 Lincoln County: Bright s Inn f. 91 Lincoln County: English s Station f. 92 Lincoln County: Stanford Female College f. 93 Logan County: Bethel College f. 94 Logan County: Civil War Skirmish, Russellville f. 95 McCracken County: St. John the Evangelist Church and School f. 96 McCracken County: Woodland School Historic Site f. 97 Madison County: Boone Gap f. 98 Marshall County: Henry H. Lovett, Sr. f. 99 Marshall County: Shelby McCallum f. 100 Mercer County: Bacon College f. 101 Mercer County: Reverend John Rice f. 102 Mercer County: Wayman Institute f. 103 Monroe County: Gamaliel f. 104 Montgomery County: Pioneer Outpost & Spring f. 105 Montgomery County: Julius Rosenwald School f. 106 Nelson County: Union Church f. 107 Oldham County: LaGrange Training School
KHS Historic Marker Applications, Page 5 f. 108 Oldham County: Richard James Oglesby f. 109 Pike County: Colonel John Dills, Jr. f. 110 Pike County: Frank Phillips and Nancy McCoy Phillips f. 111 Pulaski County: Cain s Store Post Office and Battle of Mill Springs Campsite, 2014 f. 112 Pulaski County: Cain s Store Post Office and Battle of Mill Springs Campsite, 2013 f. 113 Pulaski County: Langdon-Colyer-Warren Log House f. 114 Rockcastle County: Boone Trace f. 115 Simpson County: Carolyn Carrie Conn Moore f. 116 Simpson County: Alexander Majors Birth Site f. 117 Simpson County: Old Stone Jail and Jailer s Residence f. 118 Todd County: Green River Academy f. 119 Union County: Bettie Taylor Phillips Mother of the Orphan Brigade f. 120 Woodford County: Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn f. 121 Woodford County: Grassy Springs Christian Church, 2014 f. 122 Woodford County: Grassy Springs Christian Church, 2013 f. 123 Woodford County: Midway Presbyterian Church f. 124 Woodford County: Sons and Daughters of Relief Cemetery